Hello family and friends.
Mostly, hello Grandma! Thank you for sending me the letter! It came at a really difficult time, so it was so nice to remember I have a life outside of Korea.
Some of you may have heard already, but I am leaving my current job in Korea.
There are many, many reasons for this, but I don't want to go into detail on the internet. Mostly though, the hagwon is losing students, and my boss cannot afford to pay 4 foreign teachers.
Three out of four of us are leaving in three weeks. The other one is leaving in about one more month.
Now, I'm sure you're all hoping that I'm coming back to the states. Or maybe not.
Either way, the answer is (hopefully) no! I had a job interview with a public MIDDLE school in a different city, and they say they want to hire me!
So hopefully, if my paperwork works out alright, I will start work in a HUGE city called Bucheon on April 25. I'm really excited and really scared.
My new job is a PUBLIC middle school. In Korea, this means I will be teaching classes of 7th, 8th, and 9th graders. I'm really excited because this will be a much better teaching experience, I think, to teach in a REAL school. I will be teaching 23 classes a week (I'm teaching 30 now), but the classes will have about 40 students in it. Also, since I will be working for the Korean government, I don't have to worry about working Saturdays or being paid on time. :)
I think it will be fun!
My friends say I won't be able to control 40 students, all taller than me. We shall see.
The next few weeks will be very busy for me. I need to pack, get a new cell phone (because my current one belongs to my school), say goodbye to friends, get Darcy's paperwork from the vet, sell things (like microwave) that my new apartment will have...and continue to teach all of my current classes until April 20th.
Korean boy is going to help me move all of my stuff to Bucheon. I'm very scared to live in a big city, but it is very near Seoul, so I will be able to see Korean boy easily.
Also, Seoul has a Taco Bell AND a Jamba Juice! Mmmmm...
If none of this works out, I will see you in May. As fun as that would be, I hope that doesn't happen! No offence.
Byeee~
